Registration and Residence Permit
Registration and Residence PermitGeneral Information
All international, non-EU/EAA/Swiss, students are required to have a valid residence permit at all times during their studies. If you fail to show a valid residence permit, we will take steps to restrict your student status. Under related content, you can find how to apply or extend your residence permit.
German and EU/EAA/Swiss students do not require residence or work permit, just address registration (Anmeldung).
Webform (Residence Permit)
Online Form
This form will help you with answering questions related to registration and residence permit in Germany. If the question is not answered after navigating through the form, you will have the option to formulate a question and we will see that it‘s answered in a timely manner.German and EU/EAA/Swiss citizens do not need a residence or work permit in the EU or Schengen. All international, non-EU/EAA/Swiss, students are required to have a valid residence permit at all times during their studies. If you fail to show a valid residence permit, we will take steps to restrict your student status. Under related content, you can find how to apply or extend your residence permit.The residence permit gives you many rights, among others: to work 140 full or 280 half days in Germany, but also to travel and stay within the Schengen Area (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, and Romania are not part of the Schengen Area) for up to 3 months. Special travel conditions apply for non-Schengen countries. Please check whether you can travel with your German residence permit to these.If you remain outside of Germany for longer than 6 months in a row, your permit will become invalid with immediate effect, irrespective of its day of validity. If you intend to stay outside of Germany for longer than 6 months in a row and wish to keep your residence permit valid, please inform us.The German residence permit does not give you the right to work in other Schengen countries.Please select one of the following topics.